Snowflake reviews

With a company growing at unnatural levels like Snowflake is, it takes leadership who knows how to lead talented employees without needing to leverage the hype around this company. The culture has become way more toxic than it was just a couple of years ago. High expectations with only so much to work with, and if you feel like an outcast if you don't drink the kool-aid. Though, this is typical for majority of Silicon Valley companies. The company has clearly been doing amazing sales-wise. Before, it was basically like printing money for the number of reps available. With the team growing larger every quarter and territories getting tighter, management needs to actually MANAGE now **shivers**. Also, compensation was not what I expected at all (very low). I would advise you to look past the hype of this company. Interview and get a feel for it, but understand that there are plenty of startups just as good as Snowflake...and paying better money as well.

- This was an equity opportunity only if you got in early enough, not a high W2 earnings potential (this is even written in the sales compensation plan with big deal clause language) - Extreme disproportion in quota attainment to quota miss (most miss IE 31/600+ made $500k plus commissions last FY) - market over saturation with quota carrying sales heads and growing - Chaotic GTM with partners and channel, reality distortion between direct, indirect, GSI, etc. - high percentage of first time leaders due to meritocracy based promotion. Kids leading men parroting leaders and quoting each other vice versa, thinking that is good management, constantly managing up not down - rampant male chauvinism, less than 5% female sales force. Even less women in sr. sales leadership roles (1)